Topic: One of three - The Fungus!

So I was getting tired of seeing everyone's "post-RTR Golgari deck" that translates into them just dumping all the leaked G/B cards at that time onto a page. C'mon guys, there are a LOT of good pieces that will fit together with what's already out there, right?

Thus, I decided to take a shot at my first of three possible post-RTR FNM decks.

http://deckbox.org/sets/234843

The basic idea here is to drop a LOT of +1/+1 counters as quickly as possible and then run the opponent over. The real winner comes from pairing undying and Corpsejack Menace, who I would argue is the best Golgari card - thankfully who is getting little love.  Mikaeus the Unhallowed is best buddies with the Corpsejack, to the extent even John Madden and all the Tinactin in the world couldn't get rid of that fungus (gross, I know).

Wins can come in a variety of ways ranging from Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord sacking to wipe the enemy out, to Vraska the Unseen stealing a win (highly unlikely!), to a HUGE Primordial Hydra letting loose (or any big creature for that matter).

The real fun starts if the game extends long enough to see Death's Presence hit the battlefield (another bomb that nobody is looking at).  With the menaces on the board, I can sack creatures or otherwise swing with complete abandon, as even if you kill my creatures, another one will receive (at least) 2x the lost one's power in counters.  Pair that with Jarad and you only would have to drop one or two creatures for the win.  I also like that Jarad will let me get around Pacifism on my hydras.  Who said you needed to attack to win?

There's obviously a LOT of play here, but I'm game to hear your thoughts.

Last edited by TyWooOneTime (2012-09-27 17:15:56)

Re: One of three - The Fungus!

I'm a big fan of Jarad as well, because as long as you have seven mana sitting around he can easily be a surprise win.

For example, one amazing play would be to just mill yourself into oblivion to get 7+ creatures into the graveyard (including Jarad) via Jarad's Orders, Mulch, Tracker's Instincts, etc.  Play a Ghoultree for G from one Forest.  Float a black mana from a swamp, and sacrifice the Swamp and Forest to return Jarad from your graveyard to your hand.  Throw down Jarad and activate his ability to sac the Ghoultree to have your opponent lose 10 life.

That is 8 mana to go from no creatures on the battlefield, and possibly only one card in hard (Ghoultree) to an instant win (assuming your opponent is already at 10 or less life, obviously).

I think stuff like that could be really fun to build around.

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